The Extramilest Podcast

#136: How Sleeping Better Can Make You a Faster Runner

September 1, 2026·1h 2m
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Get 10% off your Cooling Sleep System with code FLO at https://somnuslab.com Can better sleep make you a faster runner? Chu Zhu is a sleep expert who's worked with Tour de France winners, Olympic athletes, and elite endurance performers. He's also a runner, swimmer, mountaineer, and founder of Somnus Lab. We dive into one of the most overlooked aspects of performance: sleep, one of the key areas I've been focusing to optimize my health. You'll get a lot out of this one. We're running "Back to Basics 30" right now in the Personal Best Program, a 30-day challenge helping runners build consistent habits around sleep, daily movement, nutrition, and strength. The progress people are seeing has been real. Join here: https://www.skool.com/personalbest Watch the full video on YouTube   <span data-slate-fragment= "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